Re: old imac wireless question

2010-12-18 Thread Tina K.
On 2010/12/17 20:59, Laura so eloquently wrote: I had someone give me on older flat panel imac 15 inch computer today. I want to give it to someone else but it does not have any wireless and I feel most people will want wireless. What is an expensive way to get this puppy online. 802.11 B or G

Re: old imac wireless question

2010-12-18 Thread Laura
Yes, I meant "inexpensively" ! I will look for the wirless dongle and the card. thanks everyone. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette g

Re: old imac wireless question

2010-12-18 Thread Deiniol ap Deiniol
> On 18 Dec 2010, at 03:59, Laura wrote: > > > I want to give it to someone else but it does not have any wireless > > and I feel most people will want wireless. - will they? If someone was giving me one of these gorgeous iconic bits of design, I think I would be quite happy plugging in to a

Re: old imac wireless question

2010-12-18 Thread Christopher Satterfield
Well, I would just tell them to use a wire because it would be much easier than trying to find a card then the installation. On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Laura wrote: > I had someone give me on older flat panel imac 15 inch computer > today. > I want to give it to someone else but it does no

Re: old imac wireless question

2010-12-18 Thread Walter Sheluk
On 10-12-18 5:38 AM, appledude wrote: I can move my keyboard far away from my computer If i move my keyboard } wireless or not { too far from the computer screen then Poor Mr Magoo has to use binoculars. Although we have thought of buying a larger video screen if we could only figure ou

Re: old imac wireless question

2010-12-18 Thread steve
depending on the model, you would need either an Airport or Airport Extreme card. Installing it would not be very hard, just a matter of loosening the 4 screws on the bottom plate and removing it, the airport slot is just underneath that panel. I've tried third-party USB wireless connectors with mi

Re: old imac wireless question

2010-12-18 Thread appledude
One of your posters is correct - not everyone wants wireless. My mom has psoriasis so bad she could barely use her hands and feet, so I got her one of the last IMac's with the Motorola chip, and I bought one myself. For hers, I set up a wireless keyboard and mouse - because where her computer was

Re: old imac wireless question

2010-12-18 Thread sc_n_nj
Not everyone wants wireless. If you want to try to sell it inexpensively, try craigslist. S. On Dec 17, 10:59 pm, Laura wrote: > I had someone give me on older flat panel imac 15 inch computer > today. > I want to give it to someone else but it does not have any wireless > and I feel most peopl

Re: old imac wireless question

2010-12-18 Thread misterbleepy
You could look at Powerline netwoking, which uses your house wiring to carry the network connection from the router to the computer; or look for a wireless to ethernet bridge, though these seem to be rare or expensive... On 18 Dec 2010, at 03:59, Laura wrote: > I had someone give me on older f

old imac wireless question

2010-12-17 Thread Laura
I had someone give me on older flat panel imac 15 inch computer today. I want to give it to someone else but it does not have any wireless and I feel most people will want wireless. What is an expensive way to get this puppy online. thanks Laura -- You received this message because you are a memb

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-20 Thread Clark Martin
Mario Frasca wrote: > Hey, > > I'm a bit lost in this thread: the original poster asks about wireless > for iMac G3. I own a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_G3 myself > (slot loading), it runs GNU/Debian (sid) since I bought it 5 years ago > (never booted with anything else), I would really no

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-20 Thread Mario Frasca
e, 18 Aug 2009 12:54:51 > To: > Subject: Re: Imac wireless > > > > Hi. > > iMac G3 with a slot loading drive are Airport compatible with a bracket. > > I have used usb sticks under 10.3 and 10.4 successfully. Ones with a RaLink > chipset are pretty good but

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-18 Thread epic93dude
What about Linux? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -Original Message- From: "Simon Royal" Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:54:51 To: Subject: Re: Imac wireless Hi. iMac G3 with a slot loading drive are Airport compatible with a bracket. I have used usb sticks under 10.3 and 10.

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-18 Thread Mario Frasca
On 2009-0818 07:10:33, Robert Esposito wrote: > The original Apple Airport Card 802.11b will fit most iMacs with an > adapter. Make sure you get the adapter. I'm curious: what is "the adapter"? would it be available for all models? and where do you connect it? I'm still going wired with my o

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-18 Thread Dennis B. Swaney
epic93d...@gmail.com wrote: > What is there for a g3 imac in terms of wireless networking. I heard of > airport but I have no idea about the details of it. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > For 11g capability, use either the AEROPAD LITE, or the AEROPAD MINI from MacSense http://www.macsense.co

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-18 Thread Mike
with a >> bracket. >> >> I have used usb sticks under 10.3 and 10.4 successfully. Ones with a >> RaLink chipset are pretty good but not as good as Airport. >> >> Simon >> >> --- visit http://www.simonroyal.co.uk (sent using Nokia E65) >> >>

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-18 Thread Anthony Antonowicz
r 10.3 and 10.4 successfully. Ones with a > RaLink chipset are pretty good but not as good as Airport. > > Simon > > --- visit http://www.simonroyal.co.uk (sent using Nokia E65) > > - original message - > Subject: Re: Imac wireless > From: Robert Esposito > Date:

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-18 Thread Simon Royal
- Subject:Re: Imac wireless From: Robert Esposito Date: 18/08/2009 11:11 Hi, The original Apple Airport Card 802.11b will fit most iMacs with an adapter. Make sure you get the adapter. Do not buy the newer Apple Airport extreme cards. They are faster than the original

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-18 Thread Robert Esposito
Hi, The original Apple Airport Card 802.11b will fit most iMacs with an adapter. Make sure you get the adapter. Do not buy the newer Apple Airport extreme cards. They are faster than the original card but don't work in G3 iMacs. I have never had success using usb external wireless but they

Imac wireless

2009-08-18 Thread epic93dude
What is there for a g3 imac in terms of wireless networking. I heard of airport but I have no idea about the details of it. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group